Vortigaunt

Vortigaunt alien

~50mm 

This is a truly unique figure; it was sculpted by a child!  My child's 12 yo friend designed it in Blender, and his father 3-D printed it in resin.

Vortigaunts are aliens from the "Half-Life" games; Gordon Freeman first meets them as opponents, enslaved troops firing an electrical attack.  In the second HL game, we meet free Vortigaunts, and they've joined the human resistance against the Combine's invasion of Earth.

Something Wicked this Way Comes

I'm a little behind on my posting, so here's a collection of some of the sinister and nefarious minis I've been painting recently!

Abha the Blade and Glomdurk Elfblood

Why should the "good guys" have all the fun?  These two goblins chafed under the cruel hand of an evil overlord.  So they deserted to seek adventure and fortune in the wider world.  Far from the safety of their home villages, they face danger fro monsters and aspiring heroes alike.

 

The Three

 

Who are they? WHAT are they? Where this sinister trio comes from, nobody knows. What they'll do, nobody can predict... They have their own agenda, and their methods can be as bizarre and frightening as their appearance.

These three complete weirdos are 3D prints from Knucklebones Miniatures, via MyMiniFactory.

 

Tomb Guardians

 

Are they even wicked?  Created from the mummified remains of loyal servants and the heads of sacred animals, they're certainly creepy.  Still, they do have an important job to do: protecting the resting dead and the temple priests from interlopers and intruders.

Cyber Mechanic

Cyberpunk Chopper and repair bots

28mm 

"The future is already here, it's just distributed unequally"

This skilled mechanic and his AI assistants can fix weapons, vehicles, and any high-tech gear you need for your next combat run or burgling Arasaka's core facility or some other near-suicidal heist.  Just don't ask him to fix your cyber implants... he draws the line at anything interfacing with human meat.  

All Reaper miniatures. 

The Common Folk

Medieval Peasants

28 mm

"The courage of those who work the land is born of long days of labor in the hot summer sun and the cold winter wind. It is the courage of the Earth itself." - MTG 'Yoked Ox' card

 

I've long wanted some ordinary European peasant type figures, and I saw these "Agricola" board game figures at the store I knew they were perfect!

There's a man carrying gourds, a woman with grain and a baby, a boy chopping wood, a woman feeding ducks (my favorite!), and a brewer or cider maker carrying a barrel.  All salt of the earth types suitable to be bystanders or helpful NPCs in a fantasy game.

I actually speed painted these, they were finished in about six hours after I came home from the shop.  The simple quality reflects this, but it suits them.

Welcome to Dark Souls

Dark Souls Fighters

28mm

I picked up a deeply discounted set of "Dark Souls" boardgame figures a while back, and they're FUN.  Interesting designs, and easy to paint.  I know almost nothing about the game, so I've been painting these with few preconceptions.

"The Deprived"

This is one of the starting classes in the game.  Initially weak, but able to use almost any equipment they find.  I imagined him as a Spartacus-like escaped slave rebelling against his former masters.

 

"Knight of Catarina"

This is an NPC character you can rescue in the game, and also a cool set of armour you can use yourself.  I like the unique bulbous look!

"Adventurer Armour"

I don't know what the weird crystals are, but they were fun to paint as a vivid contrast to the rest of the figure.  The weird helmet is based on one given to Henry VIII by... some real weirdo?

"Black Iron Armour"

A stalwart figure.  I sponge-painted the purple on the shield and really like it!

"Vulture Knight" 

This one's actually a minor conversion of the Black Knight Armor using a GW bird skull since I didn't like the original helmet.  I also added a matching skull boss on the shield.

Now, only eleven more miniatures in the set, to work on at my convenience 😄

Wizarding Lookout

Town Wizard's Tower

28mm scale

"Knock, loudly."

Not every student of the magic arts dwells in a cryptic spire the mountains, or a guarded dungeon lair.  The town wizard occupies a converted watchtower or station house, secure from unwanted interruptions, but able to conduct business serving the magical needs of urban dwellers.  Magic doesn't come cheap but, for the right client, modest spells can be exchanged for clean laundry or a roasted pig.

This terrain piece (slash fantasy dollhouse 😁) is an original design by me, using printed terrain resources mostly from Crooked Staff Publishing and Dave Graffam Games.  The rugs are from a Wayfair ad 😄.  I had a lot of fun putting this together, adapting parts which were intended for completely different buildings.

I can't recommend Crooked Staff Publishing enough. He's absolutely brilliant, this is someone who can design a paper kit for almost anything, and thoroughly encourages people to branch out and use his kits in ways that are creative and unique.  The bookcases, table, and stools here are all his paper designs.

A local courtesan stops by the wizard's office for a contraceptive cantrip and a sympathetic ear.

Mess with the honk, you get the bonk

Goose Hydra

28mm scale

"I do not like the cobra chicken"

A friend had this fun, deranged model printed for me as a birthday gift.  It's from Yasashii Kyojin Studio on My Mini Factory.

Stately Strumpets

Brinewind Doxies

28 mm

Brinewind... a bustling port city where traders, mariners, and adventurers arrive, weary of the road and with gold in their pockets. Many professions, including the oldest, flourish by catering to their needs, and lightening those purses.

Colorful umbrellas, a traditional gift from favored regulars, are the trade symbol of the Strumpets' Guild.

I had a lot of fun painting these figures, "Brinewind Doxies" from Reaper. Between the skin tones, the hair, and the sumptuous, folded dress fabric, there's a lot to work on, and the sculpts imply some interesting personalities.

The building is "The Widow's House" from Dave Graffam models.  I added the balcony for the strumpets to lure patrons.